RE: AC Cobra 4-electric lineup expanded
Discussion
benzinbob said:
Gavodicko said:
It always amazes me how so many members are accepting of electrification so is this the end of pistonheads as we know it?
It’s ok to like both electric and ICE cars yknowIn fact the honeymoon is over if you have an EV like we do. 3 years ago we knew everyone by name and the EV parking was always free at the shops.
Now there are people shouting at each other over how long you have been plugged in or should you even plug in at all, showing your charge and having to one up each other over your next journey. The next 10 years won't be better.
Even with single diget mpg the people at the gas station will be nicer to you.
anonymous said:
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Certainly, it's looking like acceleration (in the lower speed ranges) will be limited by tyre grip, so our beloved 0-60 times could all end up in the 2.5-3.5 second range, whether it's a sports car, saloon or performance SUV.But lower build and more compact dimensions (hence lower centre of gravity, lower frontal area and less weight) should ensure that they still have the potential of higher top speeds, better cornering and better braking. It's tailor made to fit the Lotus ethos: I recently had the pleasure of a few hours chatting to one of their senior development guys, and suffice it to say that he was infectiously enthusiastic about the Evija and the company's future.
It's coming whether we like it or not, so we might as well stop crying into our real ale and look forward to the positive opportunities it will bring with it.
I think my £100K + on a Cobra would be here:
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1321742
I appreciate what they're doing and the tech, but 50% of a Cobra's appeal is the noise.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1321742
I appreciate what they're doing and the tech, but 50% of a Cobra's appeal is the noise.
TIGA84 said:
I think my £100K + on a Cobra would be here:
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1321742
I appreciate what they're doing and the tech, but 50% of a Cobra's appeal is the noise.
Is that really work £100K!!https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1321742
I appreciate what they're doing and the tech, but 50% of a Cobra's appeal is the noise.
I bought a ram replica for £15K off hallmark cars in the eighties!!
£150k for an electric kit car that'll be technically out of date from order to delivery. Just don't get it.
Looks pretty, but so what.
I understand why one would want a classic car. I also understand why one would want a modern car but, why would you buy a modern car from a manufacturer with such a small R&D budget.
In this car you just know the new bit won't be that great and it's missing the major bit that made the old bit so good.
There seems to be load of these relatively small businesses popping up at the moment electrifying old looking sports cars. It could work in say an old Roller or Bentley but doesn't in a sports car. They'll all disappear along with the support for anyone that buys one.
Looks pretty, but so what.
I understand why one would want a classic car. I also understand why one would want a modern car but, why would you buy a modern car from a manufacturer with such a small R&D budget.
In this car you just know the new bit won't be that great and it's missing the major bit that made the old bit so good.
There seems to be load of these relatively small businesses popping up at the moment electrifying old looking sports cars. It could work in say an old Roller or Bentley but doesn't in a sports car. They'll all disappear along with the support for anyone that buys one.
anixie said:
Have only driven a Cobra once (replica) which ran a 427+nitro. It wasn't acceleration which I enjoyed most (although it was scary fast), but sound... Something the electric one doesn't really offer. Nothing against electric cars, and I even like the idea of electrical classics, but lets be fair. The biggest appeal of a a Cobra is sound....
+1Gavodicko said:
It always amazes me how so many members are accepting of electrification so is this the end of pistonheads as we know it?
Agreed - I just fail to get excited by my Iphone, white goods or pretty much anything that's not mechanical with flames coming out! Once EV is really here I think a lot of models will be irrelevant as why spend £xxxx on something that lacks the overall excitement.I'm glad I've had a good ICE innings as the future sounds very dull indeed.
Rumblestripe said:
I think the big changer for car ownership will not be the switch to EVs but the switch to self driving cars like an Uber without the driver. You want to go to the supermarket, you book your SDC which turns up at the appointed time and drops you off at Asda and then takes someone else home with their shopping. No ownership costs, no need to be able to park it up, a simple hire charge based on time/distance. Great for going to the pub ,for example, no need for a designated driver. I think this will be coming in cities before too long.
Not to take the thread O/T... but in your example, the ‘problem’ already has a perfectly adequate solution today - it’s called a taxi. And they’ve been around for as long as the car itself.
Plus you put some money into the pocket of the driver in order to feed their family / pay taxes / buy stuff in the shops etc.
julian64 said:
sisu said:
The others are the later 427 S/C so they have the later coil spring suspension, flared arches for wider wheels, larger radiator inlet and the oil cooler below.
Its worth noting that the EV AC in the article is a rendering as the over riders are the wrong size.
I understand the need to move to electric.
What I don't understand is the electrification of cars that will only be driven a few thousand miles a year. It simply doesn't make sense from an environmental point of view. The environmental costs of EV batteries means that an EV needs to be driven a long way before it comes out better than an ICE car, products like this and converting other classics to electric does nothing for the environment.
I have always advocated taxing pollution when it is emitted, not on your ability to pollute, for example, if the tax was on petrol, if you chose to have a big V12 but only drove 3k a year, you would actually be polluting less than the salesman in his 4 pot driving 30k a year. Tax the actual pollution not the ability to pollute.
I'm going to stick my neck out and say that these will be a bit of a novelty for a few years, but then sales will drift off.
And my solution, I would like to see the ban on no more ICE after year X removed for smaller manufacturers where the total pollution is less than X for example.
I haven't got any figures for this, but I wouldn't mind betting that the total pollution of all AC Cobras for a year is probably less than one cargo ship emits sailing between China and Europe in a year.
What I don't understand is the electrification of cars that will only be driven a few thousand miles a year. It simply doesn't make sense from an environmental point of view. The environmental costs of EV batteries means that an EV needs to be driven a long way before it comes out better than an ICE car, products like this and converting other classics to electric does nothing for the environment.
I have always advocated taxing pollution when it is emitted, not on your ability to pollute, for example, if the tax was on petrol, if you chose to have a big V12 but only drove 3k a year, you would actually be polluting less than the salesman in his 4 pot driving 30k a year. Tax the actual pollution not the ability to pollute.
I'm going to stick my neck out and say that these will be a bit of a novelty for a few years, but then sales will drift off.
And my solution, I would like to see the ban on no more ICE after year X removed for smaller manufacturers where the total pollution is less than X for example.
I haven't got any figures for this, but I wouldn't mind betting that the total pollution of all AC Cobras for a year is probably less than one cargo ship emits sailing between China and Europe in a year.
Olivergt said:
What I don't understand is the electrification of cars that will only be driven a few thousand miles a year. It simply doesn't make sense from an environmental point of view.
You think people buy EVs for environmental reasons?How about minimal warm up, instant performance, minimal maintenance. From a lot of perspectives they are ideal as weekenders. Many people love the idea of a car that looks like something from half a century ago, but few want to live with the reality. The fact that it might not start, or the fact that if you don't spanner yourself it'll cost you more than your main car that does 10x the mileage.
If you have to give up engine noise for that, that's a compromise many will be happy to make.
Also, don't forget we're getting older. None of us, as far as I know, grew up with horses in the street. My eldest son is 6 years old and the first car he'll remember is my ev. To him it's the fastest and coolest thing he knows, the others make a vile stench and rattling at the school gates. The generation between him and me (20 somethings) grew up with youtube videos of a Tesla humiliating just about everything from a stand still.
So while it seems like a foreign concept, horses, vinyls, arcade machines and black and white tvs still have a place as a hobby.
ZesPak said:
Olivergt said:
What I don't understand is the electrification of cars that will only be driven a few thousand miles a year. It simply doesn't make sense from an environmental point of view.
You think people buy EVs for environmental reasons?How about minimal warm up, instant performance, minimal maintenance. From a lot of perspectives they are ideal as weekenders. Many people love the idea of a car that looks like something from half a century ago, but few want to live with the reality. The fact that it might not start, or the fact that if you don't spanner yourself it'll cost you more than your main car that does 10x the mileage.
If you have to give up engine noise for that, that's a compromise many will be happy to make.
Also, don't forget we're getting older. None of us, as far as I know, grew up with horses in the street. My eldest son is 6 years old and the first car he'll remember is my ev. To him it's the fastest and coolest thing he knows, the others make a vile stench and rattling at the school gates. The generation between him and me (20 somethings) grew up with youtube videos of a Tesla humiliating just about everything from a stand still.
So while it seems like a foreign concept, horses, vinyls, arcade machines and black and white tvs still have a place as a hobby.
Being able to drive stick is a bit like being able to sail, fly or ride a motorbike. There have been many times where having the choice is better. I can always act dumber than I am.
I don't think every young adult wants a white Tesla model 3 given how Forza is awash with every other type of car and it isnt just my kids either?
Look at Speedhunters the most agnostic open church of Automotive culture and no one is building just EVs. It is all flame spitting turbo charged monsters.
Drifting should not be happening as a sport, given the criminal amount of money being spent on EV racing or e sports after all these years. Why is drifting blooming when Electric race series are hemoraging fans?
We own EVs, but my kids see them like a Uber. They love it when we take the Lamborf
kinghiniNo reason it has to be a model 3. Take your Lambo, how long will they keep making them like that when they are literally getting passed left and right by electric sport cars?
Sure, now these are still a million quid, but prices will come down on them as well.
Sure, we grew up with V12s on the bedroom wall, but you only have to see what a Rimac does to a high end Ferrari to know it's happening. While we might seek engagement, the amount of paddle shifters that are sold vs the amount of manuals when given the option is telling enough to what people want.
Sure, now these are still a million quid, but prices will come down on them as well.
Sure, we grew up with V12s on the bedroom wall, but you only have to see what a Rimac does to a high end Ferrari to know it's happening. While we might seek engagement, the amount of paddle shifters that are sold vs the amount of manuals when given the option is telling enough to what people want.
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